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V-Tape Founder Shares All

by Clarrie Feinstein

The Newspaper, 2014, v. 37, no. 3, p. 9

Published in the University of Toronto student newspaper, the author talks to Vtape founder and U of T professor Lisa Steel and video artist Lisa Birke. She talks to Birke and Steel at the premiere of Birke's video "red carpet" in the Vtape exhibition space. Birke explains the social commentary in her work, and the deeper significance of the red carpet as a cultural symbol. Steel discusses why she selected "red carpet" for Vtape, and goes on to reflect on why she founded Vtape, and the future of video art.